The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-05-12

A Special from Marquette. says: A ter
rife wind swept the peninsula Monday att
ernoon, the End INST, completely prostrat-
ing telegraph and telephone wires and do
ing great damage at Ishpeming, sHoughton,
Negaunee, Escanaba and all through from
Fort Howard to Iron river, and from Nor
way to Saulte Ste. Marie communication
was entirely destroyed. Many buildings
were unroofed, chimneys demolished
and railroad travel badly inter-
rupted by fallen trees. Men in
the woodspvwefe terribly frightened. At
Norway John Coleman was killed Ivy a
falling tree and at Quinnessec the Masonic
hall and Fireman's building were dem dish
ed. At Iron Mountain great damage was
done to houses. 1t is -believ that when
communication is restored reports OF gen.
eral hav oc willsbe received from all quar-
ters.s Thomas Hicks was killed at the
franklin mine. HeughtoR, by an explosion
of powder The charging house Of the
jackson mine. Shaft, No. Z, at Negaunee
was burned. The miners lost one hundred
suits OF clothes. ~
Acting Secretary .Muldrow has affirmed
the decision of Commissioner Sparks re-
jecting the application OF California to
select as indemnity school land double
minimum in lieu OF minimum. This decis-
ion follows that ofthe department in the
recent case OF California vs. Smith. Mr..
Mudrow has directed the commissioner to
demand from the California & Oregon VAL
ley company a reconveyance tn the United
States OF q section OF land in the Marys
vile Cali land district patented to the
company March II. 1876, it appearing
from special reports that said section ID
unquestionabIy gold -bearing mineral land
Mr.. William Boyle OF Augusta, Ga. dug
up an old skillet on his lot recently, and
shook out from it 81, 460 in gold and sill
yer coin.
Roswell p. Flower has added q million
to his fortune during the past year, by ju
dicious coal property Investments.
George Francis Train says he has not
been sick an hour since he quit eating
meat.
Judge Mcconnell Of Tennessee, the new
chief Justice OF Montana has arrived al
Helena and been sworn in.
Joseph Pulitzer, OF the New York World
is in Paris with his wife.
Lieut.. Gen. Phil Sheridan wears q Crane
Army button on the lapel of his coat, ant
that is the only suggestion OF his soldierlJ
nature through his attire.
The attempt has been made to make i
appear that the president and the secretar,
oil the interior are not agreed as to the let
ter of the president in the Guilford Mille
case, for the reason that the letter is datet
at q time when Mr.. Lamar was absent iron
Washington The fact that Lamar re
versed SO many decisions oil Sparks certain
" gave color to it, but tits now ascertain
ed that both the secretary and the attor
i1ey general were consulted, or at least in
formed as to the presidents letter befor
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these gentlemen have since said that the
agreed with the spirit and the policy 9
the letter.
Capt. Isaac Houghton, Who resigned Oh
command Of Company X, Filth regimen
of Macs, 8 few davs ago. Is deiaulter t
the extent oftiron Z 10 600 to 81, 600 b
longing to Sui & Brady, Insurance ngentf
by whom he wasemployed ne q bookeepel
He was prominent in military circles an
very popular. III
The officers u the Union Trust com
pany OF Philadelphia announce the ~
proximate embezzlement Of James N. TAI
CART, lately teller Of that company, to b
$2o, O00forpart ofwhich indemnity is helG
Canon Wilberforce. Of England who ha,
an interview with the president, il quote
az saying: 6ucha magnificent woman q
Mrs. Cleveland u.s. occupying n SID doe
fireplace Of . queen In this country, mus
exercise Efoat Influence over the. peOp1l
She Is the wife ofs : tovsreign; che efeatee
s6x9eiuIkhatIli lives; Tire only trna l16yel
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